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Family FISTULARllD^. 



TRTIMPET -FISHES. 

 29. FISTULARIA DEPRESSA Giinther. 



Near Yamagawa, Juue IH, three specimens, 150, 150, and 187 mm. 

 lonj^. 



Family SPHYRiENID^. 



BARRACUDAS, 

 30. SPHYR.1ENA JAPONICA Cuvier and Valenciennes. 



Yamagawa, June 14, one specimen, 105 jinn. long; June 16, two 

 specimens, 58 mm. long. 



Family ATHElilNID^. 



SILVERSIDES, 

 31. ATHERINA BLEEKERI Giinther. 



Matsushima Bay, one specimen, 113 mm. long; from Fishery Experi- 

 ment Station, Shiogama. 



32. ATHERINA TSURUG^E Jordan and Starks. 

 TONGORO. 



Susaki, May 8, two specimens, 120 and 123 mm. long. 

 Family TRACHICHTHYID^. 



DEEP-SEA BERYCOIDS, 

 33. HOPLOSTETHUS MEDITERRANEUS Cuvier and Valenciennes. 



Kagoshima, flnne 12, two specimens, 03 and 7<> mm. long; June 16, 

 two specimens, 60 and 101 mm. long. 



Family HOLOCENTRIDvE. 



SaUIRREl-FISHES. 

 34. OSTICHTHYS JAPONICUS (Cuvier and Valenciennes). 



Kochi, May 7, one specimen, 114 nnn. long. A beautiful crimson 

 fish, the color deepest on back and peduncle; bluish stripes along scales 

 on back and sides; first dorsal uniform crimson, with a narrow black 

 edge. 



Family SCOMBRIDiE. 



' MACKERELS. 

 35. SARDA ORIENTALIS ( Temminck and Schlegel). 



Urado, May 10, one 3'oung specimen, 77 mm. long, doubtless ref- 

 erable to this species; head 2.8, depth 4.25; eye 4; snout 2.25; maxil- 

 lary reaching to posterior margin of eye, 1.5 in head; depth of caudal 

 peduncle less than 0.5 eye; gill-rakers short, 12 to 15 on lower limb; 



